Artificial trolling bait



June 30, 1931. uc 1,812,782

ARTIFICIAL TROLLING BAIT Filed March A 8. 1930 /6 In? [a I N VEN TOR.

105E? ELUC'K Patented June 30, 1931 JOSEF GLITCK, on CLEVELAND, OHIO ARTIFICIAL TBoLLInG BAIT Application filed March 8, 1930. Serial No. 434,217.

The present invention relates to artificial trolling baits of the type in which a spinner element, pivotally mounted upon .a shaft is used to induce movements of a bait. It is generally practiced to cause movements of a bait by eccentric mountingof a spinner, but spinners of this type, when drawn through water do not impel proper movements to the bait which therefore does not closely resemble a swimming fish. Object of the invention is to provide an improved spinner which is centrally supported and shaped to create periodical life-like movements of a bait hooked thereto. Another object of the invention is to lliform a spinner from a single piece of sheet metal or other suitable material. The spinner according to the invention includes a piercing front portion, and a rear pocket or dam portion spaced from said front portion,

and said front and said pocket portions are centrally perforated and form bearings for a shaft supporting said spinner.

A further object of the invention is to form a spinner from a metal blank slotted in its 95 middle portion to provide parallel connecting strips between the outer portions of the blank and shaped to a flaring propeller with said strips bent in opposite directions, forwardly and rearwardly respectively, and perforated at their central bending areas. The central areas of said strips are aligned with the longitudinal gravity axis of said spinner for alignment of said axis.

These and other objects of the invention will more readily be understood from the following description of the drawings forming part hereof and are specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Fig. l is a perspective view of a fish-hook of general form with a spinner according to the invention thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the blank from which the spinner is shaped. Fig. 3-

is a perspective view of the blank after bending, but before alignment of the perforations with the gravity axis of the spinner. Fig.

4 is a sectional View on line H of Fig. 3. c

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the spinner after alignment of the perforations with the perforations with said governed by V-shaped front portion 15 and gravity axis of the spinner. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 6-6 of Fig. 5 and Fig. 7 a perspective View of the finished product.

. As shown in the drawings the spinner S resembles in general a two-wing-propeller with rearwardly bent or offset blades, a setting giving the structure an acute angularly pointed shape and permitting trolling thereof at increased speed without creating undesired turbulent water streams. Spinner S is integrally made from a single piece or blank 2 of sheet metal of elongated shape having its central area 3 longitudinally slotted at 4 to sub-divide such area into two connectting strips 5 and 6 connecting wing or blade portions 7 and 8, with each other.

Connecting strips 5 and 6 are centrally bent in opposite directions with respect to each other and in such a way that their middl'e portions 9 and 10 are located in parallel planes transversely to the plane of blank 2, andmiddle portions 9 and 10 are centrally perforated to form bearing openings 11 and 12 respectively for a shaft or rod la extended through said openings 11 and 12 for pivotal 7 support ofspinner S. Bending of blank 2 gives strips 5 and 6 V and W shaped appear,- ance respectively as delineated in Fig. 3. V-shaped strip 5 formsa piercing front portion 15 and W-shapeol strip 6 a pocket or angular'dam portion 16 and this shape of strips, 5 and 6, induces periodical lateral movements of spinner S during rotation in trolling proceedings. I

Perforations 11 and 12 in strips 5 and 6 are preferably so arranged that shaft 14 is axially aligned with the axis of gravity of the spinner and such alignment is readily made by slight bending of middle portions 9and 10 of strips '5 and 6 towards the gravity axis of the spinner, The mentioned bending of strips 5 and 6 balances the spinner with respect to its axis of rotation and thereby eliminates undesired jumping action of the spinner. Outerblade portions '7 and 8 are the driving means of the spinner and set to im' 7 part rotative movement to the structure.

The lateral" movement of spinner S dur'ijng trolling operations is entirely originated and b W-shaped pocket portion 16 of connecting strips 5 and 6, and the ratio of such movement is governed by the width of said connecting strips 5 and 6, and the width of slot 4: in blank 2.

The spinner is formed from a blank 2 previously cut with slot 4 and openings 11 and 12 as shown in Fig. 2. After forming operations the spinner is sleeved upon shaft 1 1 including a bead washer 17 to receive the thrust of spinner S and eyes 18 and 19 at opposite ends for connection with trolling line 20 and an artificial bait 21 in fish form with Limerick-fish hook 22, see Fig. 1.

Nhat I claim, is:

1. A lure comprising a shaft and a spinner pivotally mounted upon said shaft, said spinner including a plurality of propeller blades and a plurality of strips of equal length integrally connecting said propeller blades with each other, said strips being bent in opposite directions and slight angularly with respect to the axis of said spinner.

2. A lure comprising a shaft and a spinner pivotally mounted upon said shaft, said spinner including a plurality of propeller blades and centrally perforated integral supporting and conecting strips between said propeller blades, said strips being bent in opposite directions and the middle portions of said bent strips being bent toward the gravity axis of said spinner for axial alignment of their perforations with said axis.

3. A spinner for a lure comprising an elongated longitudinally slot-ted piece of metal forming propeller blades connected by integral strips bent to an acute angular shape, said strips being bent in opposite directions to connect said propeller blades by spaced integral strips of V shaped and W-shaped form.

4;. A spinner for a lure comprising an elongated piece of sheet metal slotted centrally in its longitudinal axis to form two integral connecting strips between the outer portions of said piece of metal, said connecting strips being bent in opposite directions with respect to each other in planes transversely to the general plane of said piece of metal, one strip forming a piercing front portion of V-shaped form and the other strip a rear pocket portion of Wshaped form.

5. A spinner for a lure according to claim 4 whereby the outer portions of said piece of metal being shaped to the form of propeller blades for revolving said spinner when drawn through water.

6. A spinner for a lure comprising an elongated piece of sheet metal slotted centrally in its longitudnal axis to form integral connecting strips between the outer portions of said piece of metal and bent to acute angular shape, said connecting strips being centrally perforated and bent in opposite directions transversely to the general plane of said piece of metal to form a piercing front portion of V-shaped form and a damming pocket portion of W-shaped form, said perforations of said connecting strips being aligned with the gravity axis of said spinner.

7. A lure comprising a rod and a spinner consisting of an elongated plate having a slotted central portion to provide two integral connecting members between the outer portions of said plate, the connecting 1nembers being bent in opposite directions transversely to the general plane of said plate and perforated and the perforations of said members being aligned by bending said connecting members with respect to each other and form bearings for said spinner when sleeved upon said rod.

8. A spinner for an artificial bail consisting of a shaft, and an elongated plate having a slotted and perforated central portion to provide two integral connecting members between the outer portions of said plate, said connecting members being bent in opposite directions with respect to each other and the perforated portions of said connecting members form spaced bearings for said shaft pivotally supporting said plate.

9. A lure comprising a shaft and a spinner pivotally mounted upon said shaft, said spinner being shaped from an integral piece of sheet metal having its central portion slotted and perforated to form a plurality of supporting and connecting members of equal proportions, and said supporting members being bent in opposite directions transversely to the general plane of said sheet metal and the bent portions of said members being laterally bent to align their perforations, forming the bearings for said spinner, with the axis of gravity of said spinner to form spaced bearings for said spinner.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

JOSEF GLUCK. 

